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Why advertisers aren’t likely to step away from X before the Super Bowl
Digiday
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Even plagued by recent controversies and brand safety concerns, X (formerly Twitter) is still expected to remain the king of second screen viewing for this year’s Super Bowl for consumers, agency exec...
MrBeast uploads clip directly to X for the first time, as the platform leans into video content
Social Media Today
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The X team is super excited this week, because MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson), the most popular YouTuber of all time, has uploaded one of his videos directly to X, as a means to test X’s monetization c...
Microsoft launches new generative AI ad creation tool
Social Media Today
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This could be interesting. Microsoft has announced that it’s updating its Retail Media tool with a new Creative Studio element, which will enable users to create totally new ads, in new formats, all v...
AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M
TechCrunch
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As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going...
The Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over A.I. use of copyrighted work
The New York Times
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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement on Wednesday, opening a new front in the increasingly intense legal battle over the unauthorized use of published work to train ...